Fernando Machado has served as a member of the Braze board of directors since April 2023. He is currently an operating partner at Garnett Station Partners, LLC, an investment firm, where he has served since October 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Machado was Chief Marketing Officer of The NotCompany, Inc., a food-tech company, from April 2023 to November 2023, where he now serves as an advisor to its board. He previously held Chief Marketing Officer positions at a number of other companies, including Activision Blizzard, Inc., a video game company, from April 2021 to April 2023; Restaurant Brands International Inc., a fast food company, from January 2020 to April 2021; and Burger King Corp., a fast food company, where he served as Global Chief Marketing Officer from October 2017 to January 2020. Mr. Machado holds an M.B.A. from INSEAD (France) and a B.A. in Mechanical Engineering from UNICAMP (Brazil). The board believes he is qualified to serve because of his marketing expertise, management experience and extensive experience in the marketing industry.